Two days past the Dec. 15th trade date opening, Pau Gasol and Anderson Varejao rumors are still circulating, but no trades have been consummated yet. The Lakers are struggling badly at just 11-14, but they have won two straight now...

Miami and Washington are both coming off losses. The Heat dropped their last game to the Warriors, and the Wizards fell to the struggling Lakers. Both squads will try to get back on track in America Airlines Arena in the wake of yesterday's tragedy...

Can things get any worse in Los Angeles? The Lakers come in at just 9-14 and have lost their last four games. Washington is doing much worse, but expectations were never that high for them after losing John Wall ...

It's not often that a team commits 16 turnovers in the first three quarters and still finds itself with a three-point lead going into the fourth quarter. But against the Washington Wizards , such things are possible...

Chicago Bulls star guard Derrick Rose is said to be just "weeks away" from returning according to the Chicago Sun-Times, and his return is about to put the Bulls back into the tier of elite teams that are true title contenders...

The Clippers reeled off their seventh straight victory tonight to extend their lead to 1.5 games over the Golden State Warriors in the Pacific Division. The Bulls fell to 11-9 and are eagerly anticipating the return of their MVP, Derrick Rose ...

The Boston Celtics ' Jeff Green isn't having a bad year. He's also not being given the opportunity to produce as his $8.1 million contract demands. Green has to make some strides if the C's are to emerge as legitimate threats in the Eastern Conference..

Thursday night, if nothing else, the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks learned they have great young power forwards for the future. The Suns' Markieff Morris and the Mavericks' Brandan Wright both impressed on a TNT nationally televised game...

Every year some teams draw just the matchup they want, and every year there are snubs. This year was not an exception to the norm, as Northern Illinois luckboxed a trip to the Orange Bowl against Florida State and Louisiana Tech failed to earn a bid...

Tonight's NBA matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves looks to be a showdown between the two premier power forwards in the league. So, grab your popcorn and soda and settle down for this one...